TIMEPLAN FUEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02941742 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    WHITTAKER, Mark John appointed
    director
  6. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-22
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    LAMONT, David James resigned
    director
  8. 2022-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-12-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2019-08-06
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  16. 2019-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2019-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-20
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  22. 2018-05-10
    ➖
    POOLEY, Doreen Janette resigned
    director
  23. 2018-05-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Andrea Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    OWEN, Kenneth Lyndon resigned
    secretary
  26. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    EVANS, Stephen Gwyn resigned
    director
  27. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    LAMONT, David James appointed
    director
  28. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    OWEN, Gareth resigned
    director
  29. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    OWEN, Kenneth Lyndon resigned
    director
  30. 2017-09-10
    ➖
    HODGSON, Lucas William resigned
    director
  31. 2017-09-10
    ➕
    POOLEY, Doreen Janette appointed
    director
  32. 2017-05-09
    ➖
    WELLS, Rachel Joanne resigned
    director
  33. 2016-11-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2016-06-01
    ➕
    HODGSON, Lucas William appointed
    director
  35. 2016-06-01
    ➕
    WELLS, Rachel Joanne appointed
    director
  36. 2014-07-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  37. 2014-07-17
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    EVANS, Stephen Gwyn appointed
    director
  38. 2011-09-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 2011-05-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited
  40. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    OWEN, Gareth appointed
    director
  41. 2006-10-24
    ➖
    JAMES, Keith Francis resigned
    director
  42. 1994-06-23
    ➕
    OWEN, Kenneth Lyndon appointed
    secretary
  43. 1994-06-23
    ➖
    SEMKEN LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1994-06-23
    ➕
    JAMES, Keith Francis appointed
    director
  45. 1994-06-23
    ➕
    OWEN, Kenneth Lyndon appointed
    director
  46. 1994-06-23
    ➖
    LUFMER LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1994-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TIMEPLAN FUEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  48. 1994-06-22
    ➕
    SEMKEN LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1994-06-22
    ➕
    LUFMER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Triscan Systems Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Triscan Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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TIMEPLAN FUEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 02941742

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Triscan Systems Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Premier Pump And Tank Company Limitedceased 30/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 4 Petre Court, Clayton Business Park
Clayton Le Moors
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

WHITTAKER, Andrea Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTAKER, Mark John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWEN, Kenneth Lyndon→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-23 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
SEMKEN LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-22 · resigned 1994-06-23
Resigned
EVANS, Stephen Gwyn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-17 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
HODGSON, Lucas William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2017-09-10
Resigned
JAMES, Keith Francis→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-06-23 · resigned 2006-10-24
Resigned
LAMONT, David James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2022-08-22
Resigned
OWEN, Gareth→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
OWEN, Kenneth Lyndon→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-06-23 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
POOLEY, Doreen Janette→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-09-10 · resigned 2018-05-10
Resigned
WELLS, Rachel Joanne→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2017-05-09
Resigned
LUFMER LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-22 · resigned 1994-06-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—30/07/201410/05/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/09/201103/11/2016
satisfied
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property05/05/201113/12/2019

Recent filings (117 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-13